Today I’m sharing a post I wrote for Jane Friedman’s blog. Show of hands, writers, how many of you love book marketing? I can’t see through your screen, but I know very few of you have your hands up. Authors hate what they think marketing is. Like most writers, I was not initially thrilled with […]
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Today’s guest post is from Erika Sargent, the Author + Marketer, who shares insights on the best author marketing strategies to sell more books. Instagram. TikTok. YouTube. Facebook. Pinterest. LinkedIn. Reddit. These are just a few social media rabbit holes your readers can fall down. Outside of social media, there are so many other distractions
One of the things I love about the writing community is how they pitch in when help is needed. Maui has been devastated by wildfires, so a group of authors put together the Books For Maui, a bookish wildfire relief auction to support the community groups working on the ground to provide relief. I donated
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ChatGPT just released directions on blocking them from using your website to train their AI. Writers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs especially should consider blocking ChatGPT on their websites. Yesterday I scrapped my morning plans to tell as many people as possible. Today I’m taking a bit more time to explain why it was important enough
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Naming things is hard. Naming your business is doubly so. It’s an immense amount of thought and research for a tiny number of words. It’s time well spent! Your small business’ name will impact your success for years. Here’s the step-by-step process I used to pick a name for my small business – and you
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